Monthly Archives: January 2010
aruitemo aruitemo
I managed to catch aruitemo aruitemo in Singapore but on the small screen. I read that the Japan Creative Centre has a library, which has multimedia stations allowing access to films and such.
As I write this the collection is actually pretty small but having aruitemo aruitemo among the films was good enough. As there was [...]
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araki’s photography method (#2)
カラーかモノクロか
(color or monochrome) pg14
Araki was able to ride on a scooter in Taiwan, on the backseat. Imagine behind the front rider, being zipped around – the lively sensation, the movements.
The scooter comes to a stop. He looks at the now-stationary scooter, and the exciting ride he just had suddenly turns unreal. The stationary bike looks [...]
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araki’s photography method (#1)
Note: Just to write down some stuff from and my notes about Nobuyoshi Araki’s book 天才アラーキー 写真ノ方法.
This is not a translation – I mix my own impressions in, and I may misinterpret Araki’s words – so don’t take it literally as the content of the book.
撮影とファッション
(Photographing and fashion) pg12
True to fashion, Araki starts off the book [...]
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ocha tsuke (お茶漬け）
There are some packets of cha-tsuke mix in the kitchen, and I have been using them with leftover rice for a quick meal – breakfast or lunch. It is essentially adding tea to rice.
The mix comes in individual packets. Here I am using brown rice.
The text instruction here basically says:
1. Serve 100g rice into bowl
2. [...]
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